Respect was jubilant at winning the Bradford West byelection last March. But then came Galloway's rape gaffe and now, with claims of misogyny and bullying, both the party and city seem riven with dissent

Things look a little brighter for the once-sumptuous Art Deco Odeon, but there are huge challenges. Irna Qureshi argues that the ten-year debate reflects concern about democracy as well as architecture

Sabbiyah Pervez left Ed Miliband's weekend meeting with Muslim women in Bradford early because she felt that her community's 'hidden voices' were being ignored. In the third post for the Guardian Northerner by women who were at the lunch, she speaks passionately for the ignored

Ed Miliband was left in no doubt that a vigorous and down-to-earth group of voters no longer accepts that men can do the speaking for them. Irna Qureshi was there and here's her take on the Labour leader's visit

Labour leader Ed Miliband took part in a weekend question and answer session with approximately 80 women at the National Media Museum organised by the Bradford Muslim Women's Council. JUST West Yorkshire's Director Ratna Lachman was there and here are her reflections.

The city's former Lord Mayor Mohammed Ajeeb condemns both Labour's lacklustre politics and Respect's firebranding; and reveals how he warned his party's national executive in 1999 about the dangers of 'clan' politics